text_original: In one of the "Astro" stories, the reader's interest is at once aroused by an unknown baby found in the street playing with a priceless fire opal and a black dead hand. Had the child held a rattle and a doll no curiosity would be felt as to the situation. This, of course, goes back to the accepted principle of the value of the bizarre.
text_transcription: IN ONE OF THE ASTRO STORIES THE READER'S INTEREST IS AT ONCE AROUSED BY AN UNKNOWN BABY FOUND IN THE STREET PLAYING WITH A PRICELESS FIRE OPAL AND A BLACK DEAD HAND HAD THE CHILD HELD A RATTLE AND A DOLL NO CURIOSITY WOULD BE FELT AS TO THE SITUATION THIS OF COURSE GOES BACK TO THE ACCEPTED PRINCIPLE OF THE VALUE OF THE BIZAR SE
phonemes: ɪn wˈʌn ʌvðə "ˈæstɹoʊ" stˈɔːɹiz, ðə ɹˈiːdɚz ˈɪntɹɛst ɪz ɐtwˈʌns ɚɹˈaʊzd baɪ ɐn ʌnnˈoʊn bˈeɪbi fˈaʊnd ɪnðə stɹˈiːt plˈeɪɪŋ wɪð ɐ pɹˈaɪsləs fˈaɪɚɹ ˈoʊpəl ænd ɐ blˈæk dˈɛd hˈænd. hæd ðə tʃˈaɪld hˈɛld ɐ ɹˈæɾəl ænd ɐ dˈɑːl nˈoʊ kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi wʊd biː fˈɛlt æz tə ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən. ðˈɪs, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ɡoʊz bˈæk tə ðɪ ɐksˈɛptᵻd pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌvðə vˈæljuː ʌvðə bᵻzˈɑːɹ.